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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Sign of the Green Dragon by C. Lee McKenzie

◊ SIGN
OF THE GREEN DRAGON by C. Lee
McKenzie

◊ Paperback: 181
pages

◊ Genre: Children’s
Book, Action, Adventure

◊ Publisher:
C. Lee McKenzie (Aug. 3, 2016)

◊ Language:
English

◊ ISBN-10: 1532721250

◊ ISBN-13:
978-1532721250

SYNOPSIS:

Three
plucky sleuths. A crumbling skeleton. A buried treasure.

After six months in a new school,
Sam's finally fitting in. He's the one kid with enough talent to hit the
winning home run and bring the baseball trophy back to Haggarty Elementary. But
Sam's guardian is shipping him off to boarding school before that can happen.

When teammates, Joey and Roger,
hear his bad news, they plot to hide him until the big game. Their secret cave
is a perfect place until an earthquake shatters a wall and reveals a wooden
chest with a red-eyed dragon carved into its top. Inside, a bony hand clutches
a map with a note, promising treasure.

With Joey and Roger, Sam sets off
to track down the clues and hopefully discover treasure.

Just as some puzzle pieces start
to make sense, the boys become lost in a labyrinth of underground tunnels, trapped
by dangerous thieves and sealed inside an airless tomb.

Sign
of the Green Dragon gets a
high five for fantasy, fun and some fearsome adventure. If you like intrepid
would-be knights on impossible and dangerous quests, you'll love this story. As
one reader says, this book, "has more twists than a dragon's tail."

Author C. Lee McKenzie makes you remember what it was like
dreaming the impossible as a child. Her writing is aimed at middle grade
readers, but touches the inner child of adults as well.

Sam, the protagonist in McKenzie’s SIGN OF THE GREEN DRAGON,
is a good-hearted youngster who is loyal to his friends and only wants to feel
wanted and have a home. McKenzie explores the ups and downs of the youngster
who has been orphaned and sent to live with an uncle dealing with a loss of his
own. The characters are well-developed, realistic and very likable.

The story flows quickly and smoothly keeping your attention
until the very end. While the story deals with several issues, it doesn’t get
bogged down. With twists and turns to keep you guessing, you never know what to
expect next.

A good mix of humor, loyalty, suspense, and friendship works
well with bits of history to make this an expedition you don’t want to miss.
This delightful fantasy will have you smiling and is the perfect addition to
any youngster’s library. Caves, dragons, treasure and thieves, all the elements
of a captivating adventure.

FTC Full Disclosure – A copy
of this book was sent to me by the author in hopes I would review it. However, receiving the
complimentary copy did not influence my review. The thoughts are completely my
own and given honestly and freely.

Author C. Lee McKenzie

Lee loves to write for young
readers. Sign of the Green Dragon
is her third Middle Grade novel. Alligators
Overhead and the sequel, The
Great Time Lock Disaster were her first two. She’s proud to be a
hybrid author with three Indie books out along with four traditionally
published young adult novels: Sliding
on the Edge, The Princess of Las Pulgas, Double NegativeandSudden Secrets. She said it’s fun
to know both sides of this writing business.

When she’s not writing she’s
thinking about it or scratching her head over how all of this started.

C. Lee McKenzie will be awarding a
$15 Amazon/BN Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during her
book tour. Check out her current blog tour HERE
and visit the participants to enter the giveaway.

Thanks so much for stopping by
today. Be sure to check out Lee’s tour and learn more about this charming
story. Do you enjoy stories where the protagonist is a youngster? Do you have a
favorite story featuring a young protagonist?

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